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COMMUNICATING FOR SAFETY • 2023 Agenda 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Panel: Meeting the Demands of Tomorrow Moderators: Tom Adcock, Director of Safety and Technology, NATCA • Shivanjli Sharma, ATM-X Project Manager, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Panelists: Representative (TBD), Joby Aviation • Scott Shtofman, Senior Manager Government Affairs, Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) • Jimmy Smith, National UAS Representative, NATCA • Prakash Subramanian, Director of Advanced Transportation Operations, The MITRE Corporation • Jeffery Vincent, Executive Director, UAS Integration Office, FAA 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | Break 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Panel: Staffing the Full Picture Moderators: Elizabeth Baker, Director of Government Affairs, Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) • Dean Iacopelli, Chief of Staff, NATCA Panelists: Jason Ambrosi, President, ALPA • Rich Santa, President, NATCA 11:45 a.m. –1:45 p.m. | Awards Luncheon 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | Training – Changing Perspectives • Part 1 – Changing the Mindset About Things That Feel and Appear Negative, But Are Not, Amy D. Grubb, Ph.D., Founder, Organizational Insights, and FBI Psychologist • Part 2 – | Panel: How Air Traffic Can Continue to Lead, Learn, and Become Better Prepared Through Training Moderators: Jamaal Haltom, National Training Representation, NATCA • Tracey Johnson, (Acting) Vice President of Safety and Technical Training, FAA Panelists: Dr. Immanuel Barshi, Senior Principal Investigator, NASA • Brad Simms, Safety Committee Member, Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) • Trey Turner, Technical Pilot, Southwest Airlines 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Break 3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Panel: Surface Safety...Everyone Plays a Role Lead in: John Murdock, Chair, National Safety Committee, NATCA Moderator: Richard McSpadden, Senior Vice President, Air Safety Institute, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Panelists: Alex Gersten, Director of Airports and Ground Infrastructure, National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) • Eric Johnson, Performance Based Navigation Co-lead, NATCA • Bridget Singratanakul, National Runway Safety Representative, NATCA • Doug Willey, Chair Air Traffic Services Group, ALPA 4:30 p.m.– 5:30 p.m. | Keynote Speaker Amy D. Grubb, Ph.D., Founder, Organizational Insights, and FBI Psychologist 5:30–7:00 pm | Sponsors and Exhibitors Meet & Greet WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 7:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. | Registration Open 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. | Continental Breakfast, Exhibit Halls General Session | Horseshoe Event Center 8:30 a.m. | Welcome Dawn Johnson, NATCA 8:35 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. | Keynote Address Polly Trottenberg, FAA Administrator (Acting) 8:45 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Panel: FAA Funding and Policy Priorities: What's in It for Us? Moderators: Eugene Freedman, Special Counsel to the President, NATCA Panel will discuss the status of FY 2024 appropriations and FAA Reauthorization: the risks to and opportunities for the NAS. Panelists: Dan Hamilton, National Program Management Organization Representative, NATCA • Sharon Pinkerton, Senior Vice President for Legislative and Regulatory Policy, Airlines for America (A4A) • Brad Van Dam, Senior Vice President for Government Affairs, American Association of Airline Executives (AAAE) 9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Panel: Our Medical: The Barriers We Face and How to Work Through Them Moderators: Andrew LeBovidge, Executive Vice President, NATCA Panelists: • Susan Northrup, M.D., M.P.H., Federal Air Surgeon, FAA • Quay Snyder, M.D., M.S.P.H., President/CEO, Aviation Medicine Advisory Service (AMAS) 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Break 11:00 a.m.–12:30 pm | Panel: Merging and Sequencing Pilots and Controllers Moderators: Dawn Johnson, NATCA • Richard Kennington, NATCA Panel 1 – Go Arounds/Missed Approaches Panel will discuss the safety considerations, flight deck workload, and controller workload associated with go arounds and missed approaches. Panelists: Dayron Fernandez, Local Safety Council, Miami ATCT (MIA), NATCA • Brian Townsend, National Safety Representative, Allied Pilots Association (APA) Panel 2 – Go Down and Slow Down The panel will discuss newer more efficient aircraft and the dynamics that prevent flight crews from complying with multiple clearances at the same time (e.g., slowing down while also descending). Panelists: Jason Herman, LAX Base Safety Chairman, ALPA • Karena Marinas, Aviation Safety Inspector Chair, NATCA • Ron Renk, Chief Technical Pilot, United Airlines • Carlton Wickstom, NATCA Panel 3 – Round Table The third panel will be a round table with the military, general aviation, and business pilots along with controllers to discuss specific issues, how to communicate better, best practices, explicit vs implicit clearances, and take questions from Slido 9

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